Improvement in washing-machines



W. HAAS. Washing-Machine.

Patented Jan. 14,1879.

INVENTOR WITNESSES:

ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HAAS, OF LYNDON, KANSAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 211,398, dated January 14, 1879; application filed October 5,1878.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to improve the construction of the washing-machine for which Letters Patent No. 203,031 were granted to me April 30, 1878, so as to make it more convenient in use, neater and more compact in construction, while being equally effective 1n operation.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing, and then pointed out in the claims.

A represents the suds-box, which is made rectangular in form, with vertical sides and rearend and an inclined or flaring forward end, and is supported upon legs B, of such a length as to raise the machine to a convenient height.

The suds-box A is designed to be provided with a cross-partition and other devices in the manner shown and described in Patent No. 203,031, but which are not shown in these drawings.

E is the upper or movable beater, the side bars F of which extend to the rearward, and are pivoted to a cross-bar of the board G, that slides up and down in ways or grooves at the rear end of the suds-box A. To the forward part of the beater E, or to a cross-bar attached to the said beater, are attached two long staples or slotted studs, H, around which is placed a spiral spring, h.

The upper end of the spring it rests against a pin, *0, which passes through the staples H and through the lower end of the connectingbarI. Bythisconstructionthebeaterispressed down upon the clothes by pressure applied to the upper end of the spiral spring h, so that the said beater can adjust itself to the varying thicknesses of the said clothes.

The upper end of the connecting-bar I is notched to receive the crank formed upon the middle part of the shaft K, where it is secured in place by a detachable pin, L. Several notches are formed in the connectingbar I to receive the crank, to enable the said connectin g-bar to be shortened or lengthened, as more or less clothes are to be operated upon at a time.

The crank-shaft K revolves in bearings at tached to the upper parts of the standards M, and to one of its ends is attached a fly-wheel, N, to give steadiness of motion to the machine. To the other end of the crank-shaft K is attached a small gear-wheel, O, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of the larger gearwheel, P, pivoted to one of the standards M, and to the secondary standard, m To the outer journal of the gear-wheel P is attached the crank Q, by means of which the machine is operated.

The upper ends of the standards M m M are connected by a cross-bar, m and their lower ends are attached to the cover S. The cover S is hinged at its rear end to the crossbar R, the ends of which are attached to the top edges of the side boards of the suds-box A at a little distance from their rear ends.

The connecting-bar I passes through and works in a longitudinal slot, T, formed in the middle part of the cover S. To the forward part of the cover S is attached a handle, U, for convenience in raising and lowering it. With this construction when the cover S is raised the operating mechanism and the movable beater E are raised with it, giving a free and convenient access to the interior of the machine for putting in and taking out the clothes, and for arranging and rearranging them as may be required.

The forward end of the cover S is secured in place when closed by a hasp, W, and staple V or other convenient fastening.

The part of the suds-boXAin the rear of the cross-bar R is closed by a cover, X, which is made detachable to give convenient access to the rear part of the interior of the suds-box A for pouring in water or withdrawing the g plugifrom the disc'harge-iopening'to allow the suds to flowiout.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patnecting-bar I,- that connects the said beater with the operating mechanism, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. A washingmachine having a pounder,

E, connected atone end, by extensions F, with a slide-board, G, in the suds-box, and at the other with an adjustable pitlnan, I, by a yielding connection,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

WILLIAM HAAS.

Witnesses:

H. ROGERS, J. T. UNDERWOOD. 

